Online video service for the PS3

In another step to make the PlayStation Network look like Xbox Live, Sony is looking to launch an online video service soon, according to the L.A. Times.

This is something I’ve been expecting for a while now. You have Sony, a big media conglomerate that owns Columbia Pictures, and you have the PS3 just sitting there in the living room. Put them together and bam — semi-instant gratification depending on how they’re going to do this.

According to the article, Sony is adopting open standards so that videos can be downloaded to other hand-held devices, including the PlayStation Portable. Nice. Competition in the marketplace is a good thing. I’m not a big video downloader, but it’s nice to know that it’s there.